"I have been much struck by the fact that the more I have read about the subject, the less I have understood it."

"False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long; but false views, if supported by some evidence, do little harm, for every one takes a salutary pleasure in prov…"

"In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed."

"If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants."

"I am a strong believer in the power of observation and the importance of collecting facts."